IONIC RARE EARTHS LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2023

Feb 28, 2023

Application for quotation of +securities

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Announcement Summary

Entity name

IONIC RARE EARTHS LIMITED

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Wednesday March 01, 2023

The +securities to be quoted are:

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Other

Total number of +securities to be quoted

ASX +security		Number of +securities to
code	Security description	be quoted	Issue date
IXR	ORDINARY FULLY PAID	3,500,000	28/02/2023

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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of entity

IONIC RARE EARTHS LIMITED

We (the entity named above) apply for +quotation of the following +securities and agree to the matters set out in Appendix 2A of the ASX Listing Rules.

1.2 Registered number type

ABN

Registration number 84083646477

1.3 ASX issuer code

IXR

1.4 The announcement is

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New announcement

1.5 Date of this announcement

1/3/2023

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Part 2 - Type of Issue

2.1 The +securities to be quoted are:

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Other

2.2 The +securities to be quoted are:

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Additional +securities in a class that is already quoted on ASX ("existing class")

2.3c Have these +securities been offered under a +disclosure document or +PDS? No

2.3d Please provide any further information needed to understand the circumstances in which you are applying to have these +securities quoted on ASX, including why the issue of the +securities has not been previously announced to the market in an Appendix 3B

Issue of securities as approved by General Meeting of Shareholders held on 28 February 2023.

2.4 Any on-sale of the +securities to be quoted within 12 months of their date of issue will comply with the secondary sale provisions in sections 707(3) and 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act by virtue of: The publication of a cleansing notice under section 708A(5), 708AA(2)(f), 1012DA(5) or 1012DAA(2)(f)

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Part 3B - number and type of +securities to be quoted (existing class) where issue has not previously been notified to ASX in an Appendix 3B Additional +securities to be quoted in an existing class ASX +security code and description IXR : ORDINARY FULLY PAID Issue date 28/2/2023 Will the +securities to be quoted rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Yes Issue details Number of +securities to be quoted 3,500,000 Are the +securities being issued for a cash consideration? No Please describe the consideration being provided for the +securities Part of separation payment as disclosed and approved by shareholders at a General Meeting held on 28 February 2023 Please provide an estimate (in AUD) of the value of the consideration being provided per +security for the +securities to be quoted 0.040000 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the +securities to be quoted The purpose(s) for which the entity is issuing the securities Other Please provide additional details Part of separation payment as disclosed and approved by shareholders at a General Meeting held on 28 February 2023

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Part 4 - Issued capital following quotation

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Following the quotation of the +securities the subject of this application, the issued capital of the entity will comprise:

(A discrepancy in these figures compared to your own may be due to a matter of timing if there is more than one application for quotation/issuance currently with ASX for processing.)

4.1 Quoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities quoted on ASX following the +quotation of the +securities subject of this application)

	Total number of
ASX +security code and description	+securities on issue
IXR : ORDINARY FULLY PAID	3,946,104,920

4.2 Unquoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities issued but not quoted on ASX)

	Total number of
ASX +security code and description	+securities on issue
IXRAR : OPTION EXPIRING 28-FEB-2024 EX $0.06	35,000,000
IXRAT : PERFORMANCE RIGHTS	10,200,000
IXRAS : OPTION EXPIRING 30-NOV-2024 EX $0.064	75,000,000
IXRAQ : OPTION EXPIRING 30-NOV-2023 EX $0.0215	40,000,000

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Part 5 - Other Listing Rule requirements

5.1 Are the +securities being issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 and therefore the issue does not need any security holder approval under Listing Rule 7.1? Yes

5.1a Select the number of the applicable exception in Listing Rule 7.2

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